isaiah martin's first day of kindergarten

he went to bed crying happy tears, or so he said. his backpack and lunch box were on the table ready for their last minute items. this morning when we woke him up he was ready. eating his breakfast, brushing his teeth, getting dressed. and when i asked to take his picture this is what i got. looks like he's ready to take on the world huh?


what i had not anticipated at all was alaythia. he went in to wake her up. he was already dressed and he was wearing his backpack around the house. she sat up, wrapped her arms around him and started to bawl. through her sobs and tears she was saying, 'i'm going to miss you so much isaiah!' she did that for the first half hour she was up. sweet alaythia. it was a big day for her too. her best friend was off for a new adventure and she was left at home. another post will have to be about the girl that alaythia is when her big brother isn't around. i am confident this is going to be fantastic for her!

we all drove together letting daddy off early to get to his classroom to welcome his students. when the time came, isaiah walked right into his classroom, found his desk, put his backpack on the back of his chair and started in.

i stood at the door snapping pictures. smiling and waving. he attacked the coloring sheet like it was something to conquer. yes, that's my boy.

all of the sudden daddy appeared behind me. his first class was meeting across the hall from isaiah, so he got to come out and see before the day began. even though i knew they would not see each other, i think it helped tremendously to know he was just across the hall.

the girls and i headed out and strangely, i didn't cry. i had a mom's meeting about class responsibilities i had to hustle off to. we talked logistics. it wasn't until i got home, got the girls settled down...that the tears came.

alaythia and i soothed our pain with a tea party and painting our nails. i even opted for the same sparkles on my toes in a show of solidarity.

we got to go early to pick him up and see his classroom. he was so happy to show us around.

this is friend izek.

this is isaiah's teacher, mrs. bundy.
we were very pleased to find out that she graduated a few years ago from BIOLA!

it was a great day. a new beginning. i'm grateful.